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North Dakota in 2020

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +1.1%, against +3.0% for the United States and +2.3% in 2019.

3,493 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,171 single-family), +40.0% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+1.1%North Dakota index, 2019–2020US +3.0%
3,493housing units permitted in 20202,171 single-family
24 of 27counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.1%
1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020
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Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2020Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
McHenry County+8.4%661.2
McKenzie County+3.2%73674.8
Ramsey County+3.2%2842.4
Williams County+2.9%84842.0
Cavalier County+2.4%531.4
Foster County+2.4%992.8
Ward County+2.2%1601562.3
Barnes County+2.0%1040.9
Grand Forks County+1.5%4201435.6
Traill County+1.5%16162.0
Pierce County+1.4%330.8
Burleigh County+1.3%5313025.1
Cass County+1.2%1,6669928.3
Dickey County+1.1%951.8
Mercer County+1.1%220.2
Mountrail County+1.0%45424.8
Stutsman County+1.0%17170.8
Stark County+0.9%68682.0
Bottineau County+0.8%14142.2
Morton County+0.8%184995.3
Richland County+0.8%33332.0
Walsh County+0.6%110.1
Pembina County+0.4%771.1
Sargent County+0.1%220.5
McLean County−0.8%33273.4
Bowman County−1.1%110.4
Ransom County−7.0%550.9
Dunn County—12123.0
Wells County—110.3

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in North Dakota by year05,00010,00015,0001995: 3,185 units (1,458 single-family, 1,727 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 2,324 units (1,479 single-family, 845 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 3,222 units (1,488 single-family, 1,734 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 2,974 units (1,704 single-family, 1,270 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 2,577 units (1,443 single-family, 1,134 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 2,128 units (1,257 single-family, 871 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 2,687 units (1,482 single-family, 1,205 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 3,265 units (1,793 single-family, 1,472 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 3,721 units (2,344 single-family, 1,377 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 4,033 units (2,521 single-family, 1,512 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 4,038 units (2,367 single-family, 1,671 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 3,529 units (2,297 single-family, 1,232 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 3,360 units (2,194 single-family, 1,166 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 2,833 units (1,888 single-family, 945 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 3,195 units (1,704 single-family, 1,491 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 3,833 units (2,084 single-family, 1,749 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,201 units (2,913 single-family, 3,288 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 10,340 units (4,540 single-family, 5,800 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 10,532 units (3,899 single-family, 6,633 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 12,178 units (4,531 single-family, 7,647 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 6,256 units (3,440 single-family, 2,816 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 3,981 units (2,359 single-family, 1,622 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 3,411 units (2,111 single-family, 1,300 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 3,211 units (1,905 single-family, 1,306 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 2,495 units (1,767 single-family, 728 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 3,493 units (2,171 single-family, 1,322 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 3,600 units (2,266 single-family, 1,334 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 3,440 units (1,961 single-family, 1,479 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 2,618 units (1,499 single-family, 1,119 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 2,319 units (1,651 single-family, 668 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 2,440 units (1,761 single-family, 679 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in North Dakota by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.